Fireproof building construction.



PATENTBD MAP.. 21, 1905.

J. SCHIERA.

IIREPROOI' BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 18. 1904.

PATENTED MAR. 21, 1905.

J.' SCHIERA. I'IRBPRCCF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

, APPLICATION FILED JUNE 18. 1904.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

IINLTTED STATES Patented March 21, 1905.

PATENT OEEICE.

JUIIIUS SCHIRRA, OF PITTSBURG. PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TOGEORGE S. l/VILSON, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

FIREPROOF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters I Patent No. 785,579, dated March2l, 1905.

Application filed June 18. 1904. Serial No. 213,057.

To all whom it may concern:

Be itknown that LJULIUS SCHIERA, a citizen of the United States,residing at Pittsburg, in the county of Allegheny and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inFireproof Building Construction, or' which the following is aspecification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation oi several of my improved studdingmembers in position. Fig. 2 is an end view thereof. Figs. 3 and 4 areenlarged detail views. Figs. 5 and 6 are cross-sections indicated by theline V V of Fig. 3. Fig. 7 is a perspective view of the adjustableconnecting' device. 'Fig'. 8 is a similar View showing theattaching-plate bent up. Fig. 9 is a similar view showing amodification. Fig. 10 is a similar view showing the device as applied tothe top cylindrical column. Fig. l1 is a cross-section similar to Fig.5, provided with an attaching-clip.

My invention refers to improvements in iireproot' building construction;and it has for its object to provide structural wall and partitionelements with means whereby they may be easily and quickly adjusted andconnected with the main structural portions or' a building, as the floorand ceiling members.

The invention consists in providing an adjustable shoe adapted to bemounted upon one or both ends ofa studding or partition member, the shoebeing arranged to be set to proper position upon the studding and thenattached to those portions of the structure with which the studding isincorporated. I

secure these results in a satisfactory and worky a Hoor-beam of I,channel, or any other suit-v4 able cross-section, between which and thenext lower iioor 3 are inserted the studding members 4, also of anysuitable structural form,

between the iioor and the under side of the next upper course offloor-beams, being secured thereto by wiring or tying, it being obviousthat other means-as nailing, &c.--are not available by reason oi themetallic construction. Ordinarily I have found that studding out tolength is either too long or too short to be accurately adjusted, owingto the variations in floors or ceiling-levels, thereby necessitatingeither cutting off of the different pieces of studding or or' cutting orrecessing the Hoor, which is frequently of concrete, or else requiringsplicing or blocking up of the studding underneath.

My invention consists in providing the studding with one or moreadjustable extensible shoes 5 at one or both ends, provided withterminal bearing portions adapted to be fitted against the under side ofthe beam or upon the floor, or both, and secured thereto in any suitablemanner. The shoe 5 is conveniently made of sheet metal 6, bent around inthe Jform adapted to embrace the studding 4, as shown in Fig. 5, andsecured to the back plate 7 by passing through asingle or twoindependent slots 8, being turned outwardly at each side thereof. Theplate 'l' extends downwardly and upwardly beyond the shoe, the lowerportion 9 being bent inwardly toward the studding-face, so as to providea vertical spring-bearing to hold it in any position during erection.The upper portion 10 is bent over at right angles to the verticalportion and provides a flat tongue Il, which abuts directly against theunder side of the beam or upon the floor. In this manner it will be seenthat the shoe is slidingly adjusted upon the studding and may be'adjusted upwardly or downwardly to lengthen or shorten it to lill therequired space. For the purpose of securing the shoe to the Hoor-beam 2I provide a supplemental plate 12, having slots 13, through which thetongue 11 is passed, as shown in Fig. 8, the end plate l2 being bent uparound the sides of the beam, as shown,

and secured thereto by nailing through the plate into the Wood filling14 in the position shown in Fig. 2. The plate 12 may also be laid fiatagainst the under side of the beam and secured thereto by wrapping orwiring, if desired, and it may also be used for attachment to the iioor,although ordinarily the tongue 11 is sufficient for this purpose.

After the shoe 5 has been adjusted to its position it is tightenedaround the structural studding by clamping or pressing the plate 6inwardly underneath the web, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 5 andin full lines in Fig. 6, thereby providing a tight binding hold upon thestudding, of whatever form, so as to prevent displacement of the shoe.Supplemental attaching-clips 15, also formed of sheet metal, providedwith flanges 16, are adjustably set upon the studding, as shown, adaptedto be located at any position along its length and to be secured eitherto the side of the floor-beam or upon any other Wall-surface, such clipsbeing also capable of being iixedly secured by compressing or bendingthe metal inwardly, as shown in dotted lines and as already described.

Various modified constructions ofthe device may be utilized to suitvarying conditions or requirements of use-as, for instance, the shoe 5may be provided with a somewhat wider terminal portion 17, as shown inFig. 9, the shoe in such case being conveniently formed of a singlesheet of metal of approximately the same width as the original width ofthe shoe 5 and bent around the lianges of the studding and securedthereto by bending or clenching. The shoe may also be made incylindrical form, as is shown, being provided with the securing-tongue11 and in other respects made and used in the manner already described.

Other changes and variations may be made in the design, proportion, orother details of the construction by the skilled mechanic to adapt theinvention to various local conditions, as will be readily understood;but all such changes and variations are to be considered as within thescope of the following claims Vhat I claim isw 1. Astructural studdingmember provided with alongitudinally-adjustable shoe consisting of asurrounding ferrule member, and a supplemental plate extending upwardlyand downwardly therefrom, substantially as set forth.

2. A structural studding member provided with alongitudinally-adjustableshoe consisting of a surrounding ferrule member, and a supplementalplate extending upwardly and downwardly therefrom, and bent over at thetop at right angles to itself, substantially as set forth.

3. A structural studding member provided with alongitudinally-adjustable shoe having a laterally-extending tongue and aspring-clip adapted to bear against the studding member, substantiallyas set forth.

4. A structural studding member provided with alongitudinally-adjustable shoe having a laterally-extending tongue, anda strip connected with said tongue adapted to be folded around andsecured to an adjacent structural member, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination with a metallic studding, of a surrounding shoe ofsheet metal adapted to be adjusted longitudinally of the studdingmember, and provided with a lateral bearing-tongue and a springextension adapted to bear frictionally against the stud member,substantially as set forth.

6. The combination with a structural studding member having a recessedportion, of a longitudinally-adjustable shoe formed of sheet metalbridging said recessed portion adapted to be tightened upon the studdingmember by bending it inwardly toward said recessed portion,substantially as set forth.

7. The combination with a structural studding member having a recessedportion, of a longitudinally-adjustable clip entirely surrounding saidmember provided with lateral flanges and bent inwardly toward saidrecessed portion, substantially as set forth.

8. A structural studding member provided with alongitudinally-adjustable shoe con'sisting of an embracing rectangularferrule, one portion of which consists of an upwardly and downwardlyextending supplemental plate, substantially as set forth.

9. A structural studding member provided with alongitudinally-adjustable shoe consistingof an embracing rectangularferrule, one portion of which consists of an upwardly and downwardlyextending supplemental plate, constituting an upper attaching portionand a lower resilient friction portion, substantially as set forth. 10.An adjustable shoe for studding consisting of a surrounding ferrulemember, and a supplemental plate secured thereto and extending upwardlyand downwardly therefrom, substantially as set forth.

11. An adjustable shoe for studding consisting of a surrounding ferrulemember, and a supplemental plate secured thereto extending upwardly anddownwardly therefrom, and provided with deflected terminals,substantially as set forth.

12. An adjustable shoe for studding' con sisting of a surroundingferrule member, and a supplemental plate secured thereto extendingupwardly and downwardly therefrom, and provided with deflectedterminals, said ferrule member being connected with the supplementalplate by its terminal edges passing through a slot in the plate and bentthereon, substantially as set forth.

13. A longitudinally adjustable shoe for structural studding consistingof a sheet-metal IOO body portion having embracing Wingsarlaterally-extending tongue and a spring-clip ranged to be clampedaround the studding adapted to bear against the studding memand to betightened thereon, and provided bers, substantially as set forth.

with a spring-clip adapted to bear against the In testimony whereofIaiiix my signature in 5 studding member, substantially as set forth..presence of two Witnesses.

14C. A longitudinally-adjustable shoe for i 1 structural studdingconsisting' of a sheet-metal JULIU SCHIERA' body portion havingembracing Wings ar- Witnesses: ranged to be clamped around the studdingand JAS. J. MCAFEE,

IO to be tightened thereon, and provided with a C. M. CLARKE.

